Karnes County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Karnes County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-27.

Karnes County permitting is running 19 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (56 total, up 70% on the prior quarter). BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP leads with 54 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-27

All Time

9,966

9,966 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2011-02-17	710303	42-255-31874	VINCENT UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-02-17	710109	42-255-31877	DZUIK UNIT #4H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-02-17	710109	42-255-31877	DZUIK UNIT #4H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-02-15	710115	42-255-31871	RIDLEY 01 #01H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	22,000	Y
2011-02-15	709776	42-255-31873	CHESLYN UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-02-15	709772	42-255-31872	CHESLYN UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-02-14	710064	42-255-31870	JULIE BECK #3H	CINCO NATURAL RESOURCES CORP.	DRILL	11,405	Y
2011-02-14	710064	42-255-31870	JULIE BECK #3H	CINCO NATURAL RESOURCES CORP.	DRILL	11,405	Y
2011-02-14	710064	42-255-31870	JULIE BECK #3H	CINCO NATURAL RESOURCES CORP.	DRILL	11,405	Y
2011-02-14	709444	42-255-01372	B. U.-AMOCO-SPIELHAGEN #12	LEGEND NATURAL GAS II, LP	RECOMP	6,688
2011-02-11	709930	42-255-31869	DRAGON UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-02-08	709711	42-255-31867	KRANER UNIT #1H	PALOMA RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-02-08	709711	42-255-31867	KRANER UNIT #1H	PALOMA RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-02-08	709711	42-255-31867	KRANER UNIT #1H	PALOMA RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-02-08	709656	42-255-31868	WILLEKE UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-02-08	709656	42-255-31868	WILLEKE UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-02-08	709243	42-255-01320	B. U.-AMOCO-SPIELHAGEN #11	LEGEND NATURAL GAS II, LP	RECOMP	6,686
2011-02-08	709214	42-255-31856	KAS UNIT NORTH #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,187	Y
2011-02-08	709214	42-255-31856	KAS UNIT NORTH #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,187	Y
2011-02-08	709213	42-255-31855	KAS UNIT NORTH #2H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,187	Y
2011-02-03	709427	42-255-31859	YANTA NORTH #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-02-03	709160	42-255-31865	ORR RANCH UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
2011-02-03	709137	42-255-31864	ORR RANCH UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
2011-02-03	709132	42-255-31866	ORR RANCH UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
2011-02-03	709117	42-255-31862	ORR RANCH UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
2011-02-02	709467	42-255-31861	GENELLE UNIT C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-02-02	709467	42-255-31861	GENELLE UNIT C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	12,679	Y
2011-02-02	709465	42-255-31863	NICHOLS UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-02-02	709437	42-255-31860	RUCKMAN TRUST UNIT D #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	12,600	Y
2011-02-01	709364	42-255-31857	TURNBULL #6H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-01-28	709119	42-255-31854	ORR RANCH UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
2011-01-28	709119	42-255-31854	ORR RANCH UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
2011-01-27	708877	42-255-31851	HYATT UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,700	Y
2011-01-25	708897	42-255-31853	CARMODY TRUST UNIT #6H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-01-25	708893	42-255-31852	CARMODY TRUST UNIT #5H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	12,600	Y
2011-01-24	708826	42-255-31850	CARMODY TRUST UNIT #4H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	12,600	Y
2011-01-24	708807	42-255-31849	CARMODY TRUST UNIT #3H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-01-21	709018	42-255-31848	MARGARET #1H	RILEY EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	11,500	Y
2011-01-21	709018	42-255-31848	MARGARET #1H	RILEY EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	11,500	Y
2011-01-21	708759	42-255-31847	BROWN JENKINS UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,100	Y
2011-01-20	708671	42-255-31846	WESSENDORFF 01 #01H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2011-01-20	708549	42-255-31845	DOVE EAST UNIT #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,296	Y
2011-01-19	708532	42-255-31844	DOVE WEST UNIT #1H	MURPHY EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	12,204	Y
2011-01-14	708452	42-255-31843	BRAUNE UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,200	Y
2011-01-14	708450	42-255-31842	DZUIK UNIT #3 H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-01-14	708360	42-255-31841	YANTA NORTH #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-01-14	708355	42-255-31840	SALGE UNIT #1H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-01-14	708159	42-255-31836	RUCKMAN TRUST UNIT C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	14,000	Y
2011-01-13	708338	42-255-31839	COLLEEN UNIT B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-01-13	708275	42-255-31838	JOG UNIT E #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,240	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Karnes County.